Stereoselective Synthesis of the Natural
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Miguel Carda; Santiago Rodríguez; Florenci González; Encarnación Castillo; Alici
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The stereoselective synthesis of the naturally occurring lactones osmundalactone (-)-1 and muricatacin (-)-2 is described. The key steps in each synthesis are the stereoselective addition of a Grignard reagent to a suitably protected αhydroxy aldehyde and a ring-closing metathesis.